Bob Pettit, St. Louis center, tonight tossed in his 20,001th point in game against Cincinnati and became the first player in NBA history to accomplish the feat. The game was stopped and the ball with which he broke the record was given to Hawks' owner Ben Kerner, right, while the cake was given to Royals' president Carl Rich, left. Cincinnati won, 123-106, as Oscar Robertson returned after
CARDS TEAMMATES WELCOME KEN BOYER, third baseman, as he reaches home on a sixth inning grand slammer in the fourth World Series game, Sunday. Greeting him are Carl Warwick, Dick Groat and Curt Flood, all of whom were on base when he hit the homer. At left is Bill White, the next batter.
Barbers sit in empty chairs as Fred Harvey barber shop in Union Station closed its doors Monday, and for the first time in the station's 70-year history travelers will not be able to get haircuts and shaves in the station. Seated on the gloomy occasion, from front to rear, are Albert Schwent, Terry Corzine and Charles Kimberlin.
Members of the Davis Cup tennis team pose proudly with President Johnson and the famous trophy they returned to the United States with their victory in Australia. Taking part in the ceremony at the White House are, from the left, team captain Bob Kelleher, Dennis Ralston, Chuck McKinley, President Johnson, Mrs. McKinley, Marty Riessen and A. Edward Turville, president of the United States Lawn Tennis Association. The trophy will be on display in St. Louis Thursday.
A decorative arch, put in place for the visiting Elks, as pictured at Anheuser-Busch Brewery in 1899. Image from St. Louis Mercantile Library collections.
Two original captions: "This is the Anheuser-Busch brewery, photographed in 1899, with a decorative arch in place in honor of visiting Elks, who held their national convention in St. Louis in June of that year. Malt house and grain elevators may be seen in the background." "The Anheuser-Busch brewery in 1899. The decorative arch welcomed visiting Elks who held their convention in St. Louis in
"A Plaza Square apartment building was purchased Tuesday by the Bethesda General Hospital for a domiciliary home for persons aged 65 or over. Purchase price for the building at 60 Plaza Square was $2,185,000. Persons living in the home will pay a life residence fee ranging from about $3000 to $12,000 and a monthly charge of $150 to $200 for food, medical, nursing and maid services. Extensive
Scene of $16,000 robbery is the Southwest Bank at Kingshighway and Southwest avenue. At right, the teller's cage at which the holdup occurred is checked to determine the amount taken.
Nearing Completion Ahead of Schedule are the Grand Forest low-rise apartments in the Mill Creek Valley west of Compton avenue. The view is from the roof of the chemical building under construction on the new east campus of St. Louis University.
The Grand Forest Apartments, just beyond the Laclede Park Apartments in the foreground, were officially opened in ceremonies Thursday at which Mayor Raymond R. Tucker officiated.
"In the lobby of the Bank of St. Louis, which has been turned into a December Garden in honor of Missouri Botanical Garden, Jack G. Butler, right, shows a picture of Henry Shaw, founder of the garden, to Mrs. Lee I. Niedringhaus, president of the Friends of the Garden, and Henry Hitchcock, president of the Board of Trustees."